[Adopted 3-1-1977 by Ord. No. 682]
[Amended 2-16-2021 by Ord. No. 1825]
The grant and use of and payment for unused
sick leave for the benefit of members of the Police Department, Fire
Department, and blue collar employees of the Public Works Department
and Buildings, Parks and Grounds Department of this City shall be
set forth, from time to time, in collective bargaining agreements
between the City and the bargaining representation for said departments.
All the officers and employees in the classified
service of this municipality, as defined by the civil service statutes
effective in this state, shall be governed by the terms of this article
with respect to accumulated sick leave as a supplemental retirement
benefit.
For the purpose of this article and in the interpretation
and application hereof, except as the context may otherwise require,
as used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
An employee's average annual compensation during the last
year of his full-time permanent employment with the City of North
Wildwood prior to the employee's retirement date.
Compensation, as herein defined, divided by the number of
working days in the particular employee's last year of full-time permanent
employment.
Any assignment, within the classified service aforesaid,
to any position of full-time employment with the City of North Wildwood
for an indeterminate period as defined by the New Jersey Department
of Civil Service.
A factor based upon the employee's length of full-time permanent
employment with the City of North Wildwood, which shall be utilized
to determine benefits as provided herein. Any employee in his final
year of employment who works more than six months shall be credited
for the full year; whereas, if the employee works for less than six
months, he will get no additional credit. The "longevity factor" shall
be as follows:
|
Years of Service
|
Factor
(percent)
|
|---|---|
|
0 to 14
|
0
|
|
15
|
20
|
|
16
|
23
|
|
17
|
26
|
|
18
|
29
|
|
19
|
32
|
|
20
|
35
|
|
21
|
38
|
|
22
|
41
|
|
23
|
44
|
|
24
|
47
|
|
25 and over
|
50
|
Includes any resignation after 14 years of service.
The number of days of accumulated sick leave accrued during
the employee's full-time permanent employment with the City of North
Wildwood, which is credited to the employee on his effective retirement
date.
Each and every full-time permanent employee
of the City of North Wildwood shall be entitled, at the time of retirement,
to receive a supplemental retirement benefit for unused accumulated
sick leave credited to him on the effective date of his retirement.
Except as otherwise noted herein, each said
retiring employee shall receive a supplemental retirement benefit
for unused sick leave which shall be determined by multiplying the
number of days of unused sick leave by the daily rate and then multiplying
that result by the longevity factor.
[Amended 8-15-2023 by Ord. No. 1908]
In no event shall a supplemental retirement
benefit, as provided for herein, exceed a total of $10,000.
Upon application by a retiring employee, at
least 60 days prior to retirement, the appointing authority shall
certify the amount of unused sick leave. The payment on account therefor
shall be made by the City of North Wildwood to the retiring employee
in three equal annual installments commencing on the first day of
July of the year following the year of the employee's effective retirement
date. In the event of the death of the employee subsequent to the
effective retirement date, but prior to payment of any or all the
installments of said supplemental retirement benefit, the installment
or installments falling due after the death of the employee will be
made to the executor, administrator, legatee or next of kin, as determined
in the sole discretion of the City of North Wildwood, upon submission
of proper proof of entitlement by that person making a claim therefor,
and any such decision by the City of North Wildwood and payment pursuant
thereto shall be final and conclusive as to all persons and shall
discharge the City of North Wildwood, to the extent of such payment,
from any further liability to any other person with respect thereto.
